Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Our Lady's Row
- Transport Moves On
- First World War Memorial
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Retreat
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Minster Library
- The Black Death
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- View from Station Rise
- Walmgate Bar
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Scarborough Bridge
- King's Manor - Victorian